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unhinge

 
Dictionary: un·hinge   (ŭn-hĭnj') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -hinged, -hing·ing, -hing·es.
  1. To remove from hinges.
  2. To remove the hinges from.
  3. To confuse; disrupt.
  4. Informal. To derange; unbalance: He was unhinged by his wife's death.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  Synonyms: perturb, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder

Meaning #2: remove the hinges from, as from a door


 
Translations: Unhinge
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - løfte af hængslerne, bringe forstyrrelse i, bringe ud af balance

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit zijn hengsels lichten, iemand of iets uit zijn/ het evenwicht brengen, losmaken/-halen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) enlever de ses gonds, (fig) déstabiliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - aushängen, jmdn. verrückt machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βγάζω από τους μεντεσέδες

Italiano (Italian)
scardinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desconjuntar, confundir

Русский (Russian)
снимать с петель (дверь и т.п.), вносить беспорядок, расстраивать кого-л., выбивать из колеи

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - trastornar, desquiciar, desequilibrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - haka av, dra ur led, förrycka, rubba

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
取下...的铰链, 使动摇, 使移走

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 取下...的鉸鏈, 使動搖, 使移走

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 경첩을 떼다, 어지럽히다, 흔들리게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 蝶番からはずす, 蝶番をはずす, 混乱させる, 引き離す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نزع من المفصله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסיר מהצירים, "הוריד מהפסים", שיגע, הוציא מדעתו‬


 
 
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